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Return showing (1) Particulars of the Public Debt of the Colony on 30th June, 1878; (2) the several Increases and Decreases between that Date and the 31st March 1895 whether arising from New Loans or the Conversion of Old Loans or from paying off any Loan; (3) the Rate of Interest and Sinking Fund payable in respect of each Loan; (4) Particulars of the Public Debt on 31st March, 1895, showing in respect of each Loan (a) the Annual Charge for Interest and Sinking Fund, (b) the Amount of Outstanding Debt, (c) the due Date thereof, (d) the accrued Sinking Fund, and (c) the Net Debt.

Public Debt at 30th Juno, 1878, Increases to 31st Mar., 1805.1 Decreases to 31st March, 1895. Public Debt at 31st March, 1805. Amount authorised. Date of Issue. Annual Charge. Loans converted into or redeem oil 5>y 3J-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. Loans converted into or redeemed by i-per-cent. Inscribed Stock. Loans converted into Short-dated Debentures pending Inscription into 4-per-cent. Stock. Loans paid off. Annual Charge. No. Authority. lo. Authority. From New Loans, Conversions. Siiiki.it; Bern arks. When due. Ami Net Debt. Int. S.F. Amount. Terms. Date. Amount. Terms. Date. Amount. Terms. Amount. Interest. 8.P. 1 2 Ordinance of Legislative Council New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 £ 500,000 Uuly, 1859 1 Oct., Uuly, 1864 £ 300,000 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 £ 311 4 4 4 4 4 4 £ £ 1 July, 1894 £ £ £ 1 Jan., 1888 1 Oct., 1 Jan., 1889 1 July, „ 1 Oct., £ 30MO0 25,000 25,000 50,000 50,000 On presentation £ £ 311 £ £ £ £ 311 Ordinance of Legislative Council New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 New Zealand Loan Act, 1863 500]000 93,100 50,000 New Zealand Loan Act, 1856 2 3 4 150,000 3,000,000 Uuly, 1861 15 July, 1864 488^000 6 5 2 1 1 July, 1891 1 July, 1894 1 Nov., 1892 15 Mar., 1891 15 June, 15 Dec, 74,100 76,000 2,700 500,000 154,800 188,400 73,800 104 1151 115 117 104 104 (104 |ll0 1 May, 1886 1 May, 1886 19,000 65,600 109 1121 15 Jan.", 1886 43" 600 A 15 July, 1914 300^100 15^005 S^OOl 3 New Zealand Loan Act, 1860 INov., 1865 15 Mar., 1866 15 June, 1867 15 Dec., „ 500,000 201,500 236,000 93,900 4 6 6 2 2 1 May, 1886 1 May, „ 1 May, 46,700 47,600 20,100 109 109 109 A. Six years'currency to 15th January, 1892; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 110. New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867— English issue 6 2 108,387 191,713 Now Zealand Loan Act, 1863 New Zealand Consolidated Loan Act, 1867 ' .. .. English issue. 7,283,100 1,510j 400 6,531,400 5 1 ■ 1 1 Jan., 1891 15 April, 1894 1 July, 1894 1 Jan., 1893 200 33,300 271,000 6,400 7,600 4,600 7,500 64,000 ■■1 108 1 1071 107 106 102 106J 1 May, 1886 38,200 106 j 15 April, 1885 15 April, 1886 3,651,700 562,400 1) 1879-94 1,222,700 j Annual I 300,100 725,800 36,290 725,800 4 5 B. Seven years' currency to 15th April, 1892 ; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. Colonial issue 1 Jan., 1878 15 April, „ 64,000 18,000 6 4 15 April, 1913 Colonial issue, Public Debts Act, 1867 Auckland Loan Act, 1863. C. Six years' currency to 15th April, 1892; then converted into 4-per-cent. Inscribed Stock at 107. 77,000 77!000 000 520 Public Debts Act, 1867— Auckland Loan Act, 1863 13,000 13,000 500,000 1 July, 1863 31,600 6 2 1891 1894 1895 1891 11,800 2,000 1,000 "200 6,000 5,800 1,000 1,000 23,700 6,600 8,100 1,000 114 109 107 1 June, 1896 16,800 1,008 § 29,963 Gr. 13,163 Wellington Loan Act, 1866 Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864 Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860 50,000 20,000 300,000 1 July, 1866 Various 13,500 6,200 77,700 8 8 6 2 2 2 109 111 136 125 1161 1171 1131 1101 105 1 July, 1886 13,500* 100 1880-81 1893 1894 6,200 as,5oo 15,200 D 27^800 1,668 47^670 Or. 19,870 Wellington Loan Act, 1866. Nelson Waterworks Loan Act, 1864. Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Loan Ordinance, 1860. D. 1st January, 1896 .. .. 18,COO 1st January, 1897 .. .. 9,200 27,800 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862 500,000 22,800 6 1 1895 1891 1895 E 16,000 960 160 8,587 7,413 Canterbury Loan Ordinance, 1862. Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862 .. 500,000 Uuly, 1863 116,700 6 1 1 July, 1898 76,300 4,578 768 87,313 Gr. 11,013 Otago Loan Ordinance, 1862. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870 Guaranteed by Imperial Government .. £1,000,000 4,000,000 1 June, 1871 1 June, 1873 1 June, 1907 1 June, „ 200,000 800,000 372,100 27,900 405,558 Immigration and Public Works Loan Aet, 1870. Guaranteed by Imperial Government. E. 2nd January, 1915.. .. £3,800 2nd July, 1916 .. .. 12,200 ■ — 16,000 200,000 4 4 2-4 2-4 800,000 7 Colonial issue 400,000 15 April, „ 1875-78. 372,100 25,700 4 2^200 15 April, 1913 15 April, „ 1,000,000 40,000 14,884 1,256 24,000 594,442 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. ■■ 2,100,000 ii-p&r-cent. Five-thirties • • •• 500,000 £4,000,000 Included Included in No. 5. in No. 12. 397,800 400,000 400,000 Colonial issue. § Further contributions of Sinking Fund not required. Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Consolidated Loan of 1867 .. . ■ £600,000 5-per-cenl. Five-thirties .. . ■ 250,000 Colonial issue .. ■■ ■• 150,000 £1,000,000 1,000,000 Included Included in No. 5. in No. 13. Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 * Included in sum of £231,000, No. 35. 15 April, 1873 1 July, 1880 25 June, 1881 50,000 75,000 20,000 5,000 54 4 44 44 31 Dec, 1885 50,000' 100 15 April, 1913 1 July, 1910 1 July, „ 75,000 20,000 5,000 3,000 900 225 Colonial issue. Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 5-ver-cent. Five-thirties .. .. £500,000 41 „ „ .. .. 1,500,000 £2,000,000 2,000,000 Included Included in No. 13. in No. 12. 150,000 100,000 100,000 10 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 5-per-cent. Five-thirties .. - - £500,000 Colonial issue .. .. .. 250,000 ■ 1 £750,000 1 750,000 Included in No. 18. 15 May, 1874 10 'jeneral Purposes Loan Act, 1873 15 Oot.| 1873 12,300 49,500 20,900 18,500 6,200 87,900 54,700 4 5 4 4 5 5 15 Dec., 1888 28 Nov., 1884 49 \ 500* 20,900* ioo ioo ioo ioo 15 May, 1914 15 Oct.," 1913 12,300" 18,500 492 740 J 1 . Various. North Otago District Public Works Loan Aot, 1872 Four-and-a-half-per-cent. Five-thirties — Immigration and Public Works Loan Aet, 1870 1873 1874 250!000 43,900 15 Oct., 1885 28 Nov., 1884 M00* 87,900* 28 Nov., 1914 700 2 r 785 Colonial issue. North Otago District Public Works Loan Act, 1872 11 12 70,000 5 1878-83 43,900 85,500 85,500 11 See No. 7 See No. 9 4,000,000 500,000 1,500,000 4,000,000 - 6,ooo|ooo 44 1 Feb., 1884 1 Feb., 1886 1 Aug., „ 3,053,900 1,891,200 1,054,900 103 101 P } " 12 Four-and-a-half-per-ccnt. Five-thirties 13 Five-per-cent. Five-th:l r ties — Defers and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870 Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1873 General Purposes Loan Act, 1873 See No. 8 See No- 9 See No. 10 250,000 500,000 500,000 - 1,250i000 ::} 15 Jan., 1884 15 Jan., 1885 504,400 745,600 103J 102J i Five-per-cent. Five-thirties 13 5 i + £92,400 accepted at par. 14 Five-per-cent, Ten-for ties — New Zealand Loan Act, 1876 1877 1,000,000 2,500,000 IMar., 1878 1 Mar., „ 1,000,000 2,500,000 - 3,500,000 50,000 1 Mar., 1890 30 June, 1891 2,207,3001 50,000 1 May, 1886 1,292,700 Five-per-cent. Ten-forties Westland Loan Act, 1873 Westland Loan Act, 1873 50,000 15 April, 1874 5 5 95 1071 102 14 15 15 23 Mar., 1896 15,000 1,050 16 Nelson Loan Act, 1874 27,000 23 Mar., 1876 15,000 3,000 16,500 25,000 16,500 18JO0O 7 7 12 April, 1885 3" 000" 100 15,000 15,000 Selson Loan Act, 1874 58,000 16 17 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 5 5 5 4,476,000 136,000 1878-79 58,000 Wellington Debts Act, 1876 New Zealand Loan Act, 1879 Treasury Bills— Treasury Billa Extended Currency Act, 1873 / . 1876 .. Appropriation Act, 1876 Financial Arrangements Act, 1876 5,000,000 1 Nov., 1879 58J000 120 1 103} 17 18 19 5 5,000,000 INov., 1889 388,000 95 | INov., 1879 1 May, 1886 18 Sew Zealand Loan Aet, 1879 G. Included with issue of £1,325,000 authorised by New Zealand Loan Act, 1886. 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 400,000 172,000 110,000 150,000 832,000 i about 5 31 Dec, 1883 1,832,000 100 19 .reasury Bills .. 10 11 Treasury Bills Act, 1879 1880 New Zealand Stato Forests Act, 1885 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885, 1886 800,000 200,000 1886-89 1885-86 4 6J 6 800,000 200,000 8,000 357,487 35,000 40,000 47,000 1894 I | 12,000 ! 104 1 Nov., 1886 242,800 G -1 31 Mar., 1891 30 Sept. 1888-89 7,000 1,000 87 1 I 1 April, 1905 lOct., 1896 1 July, 1909 1 April, 1899 102,600 35,000 40,000 47,000 4,104 2,J87 2,400 2,350 20 Sew Zealand State Forests Act, 1885 New Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1882 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 250,000 1894-95 224,600 224,600 21 22 District Railways Purchasing Acts, 1885, 1886 Sew Zealand Colonial Inscribed Stock Loan Act, 1S82 '.'. !2 13 1887-95 5 4 250,000 405,000 337,800 112,000 1 Nov., 1888 1 Mar., 1892 1 Mar., „ 250,000 405,000 44,000 100 100 100 f At 14 per cent, per annum payable on £851,800, 1 per cent, also contributed from the Land Assuranoo Fund, in the custody of the Public Trustee. 1 Mar., 1896 293,800 112,000 405,800 13,221 4,480 11,142} 1,680 64!454 341 \ 346 23 Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886 Public Rovonues Act, 1886 150,000 9 Oct., 1886 9 Oct., 1 Mar., 1888 1892-95 4* 4} 4$ 100,000 50,000 400,000 27,226 400 ', 000 lOOcb" 1801 50,000 ioo 10 Oct., 1891 100,000 31 Oct" 1899 27J226 9,700 140,000 8,690 45,276 50,000 Public Revenues Act, 1886 Public Revenues Aet, 1887 (No. 3) .. [', 14 15 16 Public Revenues Act, 1887 (No. 3) Naval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 400,000 IMar.',' 1893 24 25 31 Oct., „ 31 Oct., „ 27,226 1,225 485 6,300 27,226 26 Saval and Military Settlers' and Volunteers' Land Act, 1892 !7 Native Land Purchases Act, 1892 1892-94 5 9,700 140,000 149,700 149,700 27 S'ative Land Purchases Act, 1892 18 Land for Settlements Act, 1892 1893-94 H 53,966 31 Mar., 1897 31 Oct., 1899 Cheviot Estate Payment Act, 1893 250,000 18 Oct., 1893 ii 44 50,000 200,000 1 July,' 1894 200,000 53,966 2,428 2,250 53,966 28 Land for Settlements Act, 1892 .. 18 April, 1900 50,000 10,100 184,000 158,025 29 30 31 32 Land for Settlement Act, 1894 Lands Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 Now Zealand Consols Act, 1894 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (4-pcr-cents)— New LoansNew Zealand Loan Aot, 1882 1894-95 4 4 10,100 184,000 158,025 31 Oot., 1899 39 Sept., 1908 1 Feb., 1910 50,000 10,100 184,000 158,025 404 7,360 5,530 Cheviot Esfcaio Payment Act, 1893 Land for Settlements Act, 1894 Laoda Improvement and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894 New Zealand Consols Act, 1894 .. 30 31 32 33 1884 1886 1888 North Island Main Trunk Railway, 1882 Conversions 3,000,000 1,500,000 1,325,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 (INov., 1882 11 Nov., „ I INov., 1884 1 May, 1885 1 Nov., 1886 1 May, 1888 1 May, 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 1,325,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1 Nov., 1929 1 Nov., „ 1 Nov., „ 1 Nov., „ 1 Nov., „ 1 Nov., „ 1 Nov., „ 1 Nov., „ 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 1,325,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 21,325,302 Now Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (4-percents) 21,825j 802 29,150,302 1,166,018 29,150,302 33 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (31-per-cents)— To redeem balances of loans of 1S76, 1877, and 1879 To redeem balances of loans of 1860, 1863, 1867, and sundry provincial loans New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884— English issue—Conversions Colonial issue—Conversions 1 Jan., 1890 1891-95 15 April, 1885 15 Jan., 1886 15 April, „ INov., 1888 Various 10 Oct.', 1891 1 Mar., 1892 Various 28 May, 1892 28 May, 1893 28 May, 1894 3* 34 5 5 5 5 ih 4* 44 44 44 44 4 2,768,000 2,540,326 3,051,700 43,600 562,400 250,000 231,000 50,000 449,000 15 April, 1892 15 Jan., „ 15 April, „ 3,651,700 43,600 562,400 107 110 107 1 Jan., 1940 1 Jan., „ 2,768,000 2,540,326 5,308,326 185,791 5,308,326 34 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1877 (3£-per-cents) .. New Loans 490,122 280,300 284,500 117,800 18,775,226 4,839,900 19,724,400 5,237,700 128 May, 1894 264,414-J 28 Nov., 1895 28 May, 1897 22 May, 1898 28 May, „ 28 May, 136,408 288,000 40,000 1,306,100 117,800 New Zealand Consolidated Stock Act, 1884 21,739,411 31,871,328 2,197,001 1,888,308 84,385 1,888,308 35 Totals 10,386,964 1,616,224 40,746 751,932 39,635,032 The Treasury, Wellington, 19th August, 1895. By Aul imate Cost of Papcj-.—Preparation, not given; printing (1,375 copies), £1 126s. 1895. James B. Heyi Bobert J. Col: roOD, Secretary to the Treasury. JIN6, Accountant to the Treasury Price, 6d.j hority; Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—]